I agree with all this. For the purposes of this podcast and many other articles, I have focused on dissolving confusions that are caused by a misunderstanding of what symbols are for and how they work. I could write a great deal about the advantages of symbols and what our use of symbols can tell us about ourselves… it’s just not a subject I’ve focused on in my narrow fields of interest.
I agree with all this. For the purposes of this podcast and many other articles, I have focused on dissolving confusions that are caused by a misunderstanding of what symbols are for and how they work. I could write a great deal about the advantages of symbols and what our use of symbols can tell us about ourselves… it’s just not a subject I’ve focused on in my narrow fields of interest.